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Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

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Not as fluffy and carefree as the title and cover make it seem

Beach Read by Emily Henry

July 29, 2020 by Malin 1 Comment

#CBR12 Bingo: Pandemic (read what you want) Official book description: Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.   They’re polar opposites.   In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they’re living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer’s block.   Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: authors, beach read, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Contemporary Romance, Emily Henry, grief, Malin, pandemic, small town life

Malin's CBR12 Review No:50 · Genres: Audiobooks, Fiction, Romance · Tags: authors, beach read, cbr12, cbr12bingo, Contemporary Romance, Emily Henry, grief, Malin, pandemic, small town life ·
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Fake dating, friends to lovers and a hilarious game of pictionary

A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year by Jackie Lau

February 23, 2020 by Malin Leave a Comment

After the active interference of his parents and grandparents with the matchmaking extravaganza over Thanksgiving, Zack Wong is very worried that something similar will be repeated for Chinese New Year, especially since two of his brothers now have girlfriends, and the family seem determined that all four Wong children end up in happy couples. To make sure his family can’t meddle in his personal life a second time, he talks his good friend, Jo MacGregor, into posing as his fake girlfriend. They even go on a […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Holidays With the Wongs, Jackie Lau, Malin, small town life

Malin's CBR12 Review No:7 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: A Fake Girlfriend for Chinese New Year, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Holidays With the Wongs, Jackie Lau, Malin, small town life ·
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Really made me crave some butter chicken

Tikka Chance on Me by Suleikha Snyder

January 4, 2020 by Malin 4 Comments

4.5 stars This novella was exactly what I needed in the stressful weeks starting the new year, when I’m massively behind on my work (thanks, ill-timed Christmas illness), still fighting a horrible cough and cold (at this stage, I’m not entirely sure I’m not suffering from a new cold that I caught on the heels of the first one). I have so many mediocre English essays left to grade, with the deadline of the 12th of January (when all the grades for term 1 have […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #food, bikers, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Malin, novella, small town life, Suleikha Snyder, Tikka Chance on Me

Malin's CBR12 Review No:2 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #food, bikers, cbr12, Contemporary Romance, Malin, novella, small town life, Suleikha Snyder, Tikka Chance on Me ·
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This book was fine. That’s about it

Suddenly Last Summer by Sarah Morgan

December 27, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

Official book description: Fiery French chef Élise Philippe is having a seriously bad day. Not only have the opening day plans for her beloved café fallen apart, but Sean O’Neil is back in town, and looking more delectable than ever. Last summer, they shared an electrifying night together…and the memories have Élise really struggling to stick to her one-night-only rule! Her head knows that eventually Sean will be leaving, so all she can do is try to ignore her heart before she spontaneously combusts with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #food, cbr11, Contemporary Romance, Malin, O'Neil Brothers, Sarah Morgan, small town life, Suddenly Last Summer

Malin's CBR11 Review No:94 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #food, cbr11, Contemporary Romance, Malin, O'Neil Brothers, Sarah Morgan, small town life, Suddenly Last Summer ·
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A satisfying end to a romance series

Nobody but You by Jill Shalvis

July 9, 2019 by Malin Leave a Comment

This is the third and final book in the Cedar Ridge series. I have reviewed the first two books in the series, Second Chance Summer and My Kind of Wonderful for previous Cannonballs. You don’t have to have read these to get the book to make sense, but it has more emotional resonance if you’ve at least read book 2 (which is about this hero’s twin brother). Jacob and Hudson Kincaid’s mother started getting dementia at an early age, and it became very difficult for the twins to manage the household with […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: cbr11, Cedar Ridge, Contemporary Romance, family, grief, Jill Shalvis, Malin, Nobody but You, small town life

Malin's CBR11 Review No:37 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: cbr11, Cedar Ridge, Contemporary Romance, family, grief, Jill Shalvis, Malin, Nobody but You, small town life ·
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Single mums need love too

June 24, 2018 by Malin Leave a Comment

Ten years ago, Eden Harwood had a daughter, Annelise, and she has refused to tell anyone who the mystery dad is. Working as a florist, volunteering in the PTA, she’s dedicated herself to being the only parent her daughter could need and giving her the best upbringing she possibly can, to the point where pretty much every moment of her existence is scheduled. She doesn’t have time for anything except work and her daughter. Recently, though, Annelise has become more interested in the idea of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: #CBR10, Contemporary Romance, Hellcat Canyon, Julie Anne Long, Malin, rock star, small town life, The First Time at Firelight Falls

Malin's CBR10 Review No:49 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: #CBR10, Contemporary Romance, Hellcat Canyon, Julie Anne Long, Malin, rock star, small town life, The First Time at Firelight Falls ·
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